Our Vision
Modern professional development for educators is not about formally completing a course just to receive a certificate. It is about continuous learning, researching one’s own practice, exploring new approaches, and applying relevant tools in real teaching contexts.
Our Mission
To create modern, practice-oriented professional development programmes that help educators grow professionally, make informed decisions, use up-to-date educational approaches, and remain active members of the contemporary professional community.
Courses are not just for ticking a box. Learning is for real practice.
Astana Bilim Academy is an educational platform offering modern professional development courses for teachers.
We believe that professional development is not simply about completing 80 hours of training and receiving a certificate for teacher attestation. A good course should provide teachers with up-to-date knowledge, practical tools, and new ideas that can be applied in their work immediately.
That is why we develop courses on topics that truly matter to today’s educators: teaching methodology, teacher research, artificial intelligence, digital educational solutions, and other areas of professional growth.
We choose trainers we would want to learn from ourselves
Our trainers are practising educators, researchers, and experts who continue learning and developing professionally themselves.
Among the trainers at Astana Bilim Academy are professionals who:
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have been awarded the title of “Honorary Worker of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan”;
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hold the qualification category of “teacher-researcher”;
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are enrolled in PhD programmes and are actively engaged in research;
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hold master’s degrees from Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education (NU GSE);
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have presented at international and national conferences, including CARN 2025 in Klagenfurt, Austria; ECER 2024 in Nicosia, Cyprus; the TESOL International Convention in Chicago; NIS Conference, and other professional events;
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hold the international CELTA qualification, including Pass A and Pass B results;
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have achieved an IELTS score of 8.0;
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have studied and completed professional development at leading universities and educational organisations in Kazakhstan and abroad.
For us, it is important that a trainer does not simply teach others, but also continues learning, conducting research, presenting at professional events, experimenting with new approaches, and keeping up with changes in education.,
We keep up with what is happening in education
Education is changing rapidly. New research, technologies, tools, and teaching approaches are constantly emerging.
That is why our programmes should not remain unchanged for years.
We follow current educational trends, explore international experience, and regularly update our course content so that learning remains relevant, practical, and useful for educators today.
A certificate matters. But learning matters more.
Our professional development programmes are approved by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and are recognized for teacher attestation purposes.
But for us, it is important that you leave the course with more than just a certificate.
Our goal is for you to gain new knowledge, discover useful tools, try new approaches, research your own practice, and see new opportunities for professional growth.
Learn. Research. Experiment. Create. Grow with education.
